2013/09/04

Trendy coffee table: wooden pallets

Wooden Euro pallets seem to be at the moment the hot decoration piece for the trendy cafes.
These wooden pallets traditionally used for product transport and storage are
now turned in to furniture. Basically you can easily make a piece of furniture
by using these wooden pallets. Either used or new wooden pallets can be used.
The used ones might be too damaged and generally I think the ones used for
furniture are bought for this use. Anyway, the pallets are not expensive to buy.
Of course you can also find ready-made furniture made from these pallets in
design interior shops.

The first time I saw a table made from wooden
euro pallets was on the pages of an interior design magazine. I cannot remember
anymore which magazine it was. On that moment it hit me: I want a table like
that! I am not a handyman myself but with the help of my father I got the coffee table of my dreams! Since
then I have seen these wooden pallets made into furniture in many other magazines,
shops and now also in cafes in Finland and abroad. In my
opinion these coffee tables made from wooden pallets on the one hand look very
fresh and contemporary and on the other hand there is a hint of romanticism.

Here is my
coffee/TV table

The coffee
bar desk made from wooden pallets in Kaffecentralen in Helsinki, Finland

Wooden pallets are also the key element of the
interior desing in one of the trendiest places in Vienna to drink coffee, CaffeCouture.

Have you noticed this trend and what do you
think about it? Is the wooden pallet table a smart piece of furniture or do
think its place is in the warehouse?